"Windows-style" copy & paste that "just works!" (by default), so that clipboard contents are never lost

Summary

Users should never lose the contents of their clipboard when closing an application. In order to address this potential usability and adoption barrier – without requiring any special configuration or knowledge on the part of the user (it will "just work!"), and without cluttering-up the user interface – Fedora should include Parcellite in the default (non-upgrade) installation and session, using the daemon mode option ( 'parcellite --daemon' ).

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Detailed Description

About

Parcellite is a lightweight GTK+ clipboard manager. This is a stripped down, basic-features-only clipboard manager with a small memory footprint for those who like simplicity.

Features

Keeps a clipboard history.

Various view options to display items the way you like it.

Daemon mode; guard your clipboard contents when you close applications.

Global hotkeys to display your items quickly.

Perform custom commands using clipboard contents.

The Daemon Mode

Runs completely in the background and is transparent to the end-user. When an application is closed (in a current default installation of Fedora), the contents of the clipboard (if copied from the just-closed window) are generally lost. This is a source of frustration for many users – especially those who are in transition from Windows to Linux. The daemon mode option of Parcellite allows the user to paste previously-copied text into another application after the first application (the one from which the text originated) is closed. This is the behavior that many Windows users have come to expect. The result can be achieved without adding unnecessarily to user-visible configuration or interface clutter commonly associated with full-featured clipboards. There is no need for added complexity, point-and-click interaction, or clipboard-specific key combinations – the user need only press the familiar 'Ctrl-V' sequence.

Benefit to Fedora

Reduces chance for losing work or information.

Lessons barrier to Linux adoption.

Scores user-friendliness points.

Makes Fedora more attractive compared with other distributions.

Scope

Requires including Parcellite in the default installation (non-upgrade).